Lab Safety Rules
  • 1. Goggles are worn during science experiments
A) to improve vision
B) any time chemicals, heat, or sediments are used to protect your eyes
C) to avoid eye strain
D) only if you don't have glasses
  • 2. If you don't understand the directions or part of a lab procedure, you should -
A) figure it out as you do the lab
B) ask the teacher before you start
C) skip it and go to the next part
D) try several methods until something works
  • 3. After completing an experiment, all material waste should be -
A) disposed of according to your teacher's directions
B) left at your table for the next class
C) dumped into the sink
D) taken home
  • 4. You have been injured in the the lab (cut, burned, etc.) First you should -
A) see a doctor after school
B) visit the school nurse after class
C) tell the teacher at once
D) apply first aid yourself
  • 5. When getting glassware and equipment for an experiment, you should -
A) examine all glassware to check for chips or cracks
B) All of these
C) read all directions carefully to know what equipment is needed
D) clean any glassware that looks dirty
  • 6. The following shoes are BEST to wear when doing science labs.
A) sandals
B) open-toed shoes
C) slippers
D) closed-toed shoes
  • 7. Horseplay or practical joking in the lab are -
A) Ok
B) always against the rules
C) not dangerous
D) okay if you are working alone
  • 8. If a piece of equipment is not working you should tell -
A) the custodian
B) your best friend in class
C) your lab partners
D) your teacher
  • 9. Lab aprons are for -
A) others to put away
B) wiping your hands
C) when you are wearing your best clothes
D) the protection of you and your clothing
  • 10. When smelling a liquid you should -
A) pour it on the table
B) waft the odor toward you
C) nhale deeply
D) use a fan
  • 11. Before starting a lab you should...
A) all of these
B) Ask the teacher about any questions you have
C) read all the directions
D) Clear off your table of books, food, and drinks
  • 12. Which of the following is considered safety equipment
A) fire blanket
B) fire extinguisher
C) all of these
D) classroom door B) fire extinguisher
  • 13. When you finish working with lab equipment you should always
A) wipe your hands with a paper towel
B) wash your hands with soap and water
C) ipe your hands on your clothes
D) treat your hands with skin lotion
  • 14. You picked up a dirty test tube with a sticky substance on the outside. You get some of this substance on your hand. What is the first thing you should do?
A) try to figure out what the sticky substance is
B) wipe your hands on a classmate
C) Wash your hands and tell the teacher
D) wipe your hands on your pants
  • 15. You are working on a lab involving heat. Your lab partner accidently drops a glass beaker and it shatters causing a piece of glass to go into their eye. They should have been wearing -
A) gloves
B) Lab coat
C) sun glasses
D) Safety glasses
  • 16. You are doing a lab with your best girl friend when all of a sudden her hair gets caught on the balance scale. She should have -
A) gotten a hair cut before class today
B) worn a hat today
C) put her hair up in a rubber band
D) skipped the lab
  • 17. If you see a fire in an apparatus, or a burning liquid, it is best to put it out with
A) Your coat
B) Water from the sink
C) the fire extinguisher
D) The fire blanket
  • 18. You should prepare for each laboratory activity by reading all the instructions
A) Next week
B) while you are working
C) before you start
D) After school
  • 19. To dispose of chemicals
A) throw them in the trash
B) wash them down the sink
C) follow the instructions of your teacher
D) burn them in a burner
  • 20. Before you touch an electric plug, switch, or outle
A) your hand must be wet
B) ask the custodian
C) ask the nurse.
D) your hands should be dry
  • 21. Always point a test tube
A) away from you and others
B) away from you and toward others
C) toward you and others
D) toward you and away from others
  • 22. When mixing acid and water
A) pour acid into water
B) let the teacher pour them
C) pour them at the same time
D) pour water into acid
  • 23. You can try new experiments even if they are not in the directions as long as you are curious about science.
A) true
B) False
  • 24. Tie back long hair when using chemicals or open flames
A) false
B) true
  • 25. It is ok to leave animals in the lab to move freely
A) true
B) false
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